♪ I went down to the place ♪
00:12
♪ Where I knew she lay waiting ♪
00:15
♪ Under the marble and the
snow ♪
00:18
♪ I said, "Mother I'm
frightened ♪
00:22
♪ The thunder and the
lightning ♪
00:25
♪ I'll never come through this
alone" ♪
00:28
♪ She said, "I'll be with you ♪
00:32
♪ My shawl wrapped around you ♪
00:35
♪ My hand on your head when you
go" ♪
00:37
♪ And the night came on ♪
00:42
♪ It was very calm ♪
00:45
♪ I wanted the night to go on
and on ♪
00:47
♪ But she said, "Go back, go
back to the world" ♪
00:52
♪ We were fightin' in Egypt ♪
01:02
♪ When they signed this
agreement ♪
01:04
♪ That nobody else had to die ♪
01:07
♪ There was this terrible
sound ♪
01:11
♪ My father went down ♪
01:14
♪ With a terrible wound in his
side ♪
01:16
♪ He said, "Try to go on ♪
01:21
♪ Take my books, take my gun ♪
01:24
♪ Remember, my son, how they
lied" ♪
01:26
♪ And the night comes on ♪
01:31
♪ It's very calm ♪
01:34
♪ I'd like to pretend that my
father was wrong ♪
01:36
♪ But you don't want to lie, not
to the young ♪
01:41
♪ We were locked in this
kitchen ♪
01:51
♪ I took to religion ♪
01:53
♪ And I wondered how long she
would stay ♪
01:56
♪ I needed so much ♪
02:01
♪ To have nothing to touch ♪
02:03
♪ I've always been greedy that
way ♪
02:05
♪ But my son and my daughter ♪
02:10
♪ Climbed out of the water ♪
02:13
♪ Crying, "Papa, you promised to
play" ♪
02:15
♪ And they lead me away ♪
02:20
♪ To the great surprise ♪
02:23
♪ It's "Papa, don't peek, Papa,
cover your eyes" ♪
02:25
♪ And they hide, they hide in
the world ♪
02:30
♪ Now I look for her always ♪
02:40
♪ I'm lost in this calling ♪
02:42
♪ I'm tied to the threads of
some prayer ♪
02:45
♪ Saying, "When will she summon
me ♪
02:50
♪ When will she come to me ♪
02:52
♪ What must I do to prepare" ♪
02:55
♪ When she bends to my longing ♪
02:59
♪ Like a willow, like a
fountain ♪
03:02
♪ She stands in the luminous
air ♪
03:05
♪ And the night comes on ♪
03:09
♪ It's very calm ♪
03:12
♪ I lie in her arms, she says,
"When I'm gone ♪
03:14
♪ I'll be yours, yours for a
song" ♪
03:19
♪ Now the crickets are singing ♪
03:29
♪ The vesper bells ringing ♪
03:32
♪ The cat's curled asleep in his
chair ♪
03:34
♪ I'll go down to Bill's Bar ♪
03:39
♪ I can make it that far ♪
03:41
♪ And I'll see if my friends are
still there ♪
03:44
♪ Yes, and here's to the few ♪
03:48
♪ Who forgive what you do ♪
03:51
♪ And the fewer who don't even
care ♪
03:54
♪ And the night comes on ♪
03:59
♪ It's very calm ♪
04:01
♪ I want to cross over, I want
to go home ♪
04:04
♪ But she says, "Go back, go
back to the world" ♪
04:08
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
♪ I went down to the place ♪♪ Where I knew she lay waiting ♪
♪ Under the marble and the snow ♪
♪ I said, "Mother I'm frightened ♪
♪ The thunder and the lightning ♪
♪ I'll never come through this alone" ♪
♪ She said, "I'll be with you ♪
♪ My shawl wrapped around you ♪
♪ My hand on your head when you go" ♪
♪ And the night came on ♪
♪ It was very calm ♪
♪ I wanted the night to go on and on ♪
♪ But she said, "Go back, go back to the world" ♪
♪ We were fightin' in Egypt ♪
♪ When they signed this agreement ♪
♪ That nobody else had to die ♪
♪ There was this terrible sound ♪
♪ My father went down ♪
♪ With a terrible wound in his side ♪
♪ He said, "Try to go on ♪
♪ Take my books, take my gun ♪
♪ Remember, my son, how they lied" ♪
♪ And the night comes on ♪
♪ It's very calm ♪
♪ I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong ♪
♪ But you don't want to lie, not to the young ♪
♪ We were locked in this kitchen ♪
♪ I took to religion ♪
♪ And I wondered how long she would stay ♪
♪ I needed so much ♪
♪ To have nothing to touch ♪
♪ I've always been greedy that way ♪
♪ But my son and my daughter ♪
♪ Climbed out of the water ♪
♪ Crying, "Papa, you promised to play" ♪
♪ And they lead me away ♪
♪ To the great surprise ♪
♪ It's "Papa, don't peek, Papa, cover your eyes" ♪
♪ And they hide, they hide in the world ♪
♪ Now I look for her always ♪
♪ I'm lost in this calling ♪
♪ I'm tied to the threads of some prayer ♪
♪ Saying, "When will she summon me ♪
♪ When will she come to me ♪
♪ What must I do to prepare" ♪
♪ When she bends to my longing ♪
♪ Like a willow, like a fountain ♪
♪ She stands in the luminous air ♪
♪ And the night comes on ♪
♪ It's very calm ♪
♪ I lie in her arms, she says, "When I'm gone ♪
♪ I'll be yours, yours for a song" ♪
♪ Now the crickets are singing ♪
♪ The vesper bells ringing ♪
♪ The cat's curled asleep in his chair ♪
♪ I'll go down to Bill's Bar ♪
♪ I can make it that far ♪
♪ And I'll see if my friends are still there ♪
♪ Yes, and here's to the few ♪
♪ Who forgive what you do ♪
♪ And the fewer who don't even care ♪
♪ And the night comes on ♪
♪ It's very calm ♪
♪ I want to cross over, I want to go home ♪
♪ But she says, "Go back, go back to the world" ♪
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